{"id":2886,"date":"2012-03-06T10:04:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T18:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/?p=2886"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:53:02","slug":"smbs-target-local-content-to-drive-new-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/smbs-target-local-content-to-drive-new-business\/","title":{"rendered":"SMBs Target Local Content to Drive New Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2897\" title=\"US Local Online Ad Spending\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/US-Local-Online-Ad-Spending-300x168.gif\" alt=\"US Local Online Ad Spending\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/US-Local-Online-Ad-Spending-300x168.gif 300w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/US-Local-Online-Ad-Spending.gif 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>It should come as no surprise that an SMBs number one goal for advertising is to drive new customers in the door. A report published by <a title=\"Street Fight Hyperlocal Publishing\" href=\"http:\/\/streetfightmag.com\">Street Fight<\/a> (via <a title=\"emarketer - SMBs Go Hyperlocal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/Article.aspx?R=1008883\" target=\"_blank\">emarketer<\/a>) indicates only 16% of SMBs said they enacted local campaigns to bring back repeat customers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Many <a style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" title=\"Content Marketing Strategies Conference\" href=\"http:\/\/contentmarketingnow.com\" target=\"_blank\">Content Marketing Strategies Conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It should come as no surprise that an SMBs number one goal for advertising is to drive new customers in the door. 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